By Steve Hunley Johnson vs. Blackburn? Word is trickling out that state Representative Gloria Johnson will seek the Democratic nomination for the United States Senate seat currently held by Marsha Blackburn. While Johnson hasn’t officially announced her...
Standard Knitting Mill Employee Reunion is Saturday By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com By the time Standard Knitting Mill closed in 1989, more than 4,000 people had worked there. The empty, circa 1945 building on Washington Avenue is the only structure...
Georgia’s Little New Deal: Governor Eurith D. Rivers By Ray Hill One of the phenomena of the coming of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932 was the number of states that elected governors who tried to emulate the president inasmuch as they put into place what were frequently...
Muse Knoxville celebrates newly renovated exhibits By Ken Lay Muse Knoxville unveiled a pair of new exhibits Thursday morning, bringing excitement to a humid day. It opened a new and improved version of its Healthy Kids Clinic Exhibit inside the building. Muse...
Turner’s camp mixes in life skills and tough love By Steve Williams The play on the court had gotten a little rough and physical even among the first through fifth graders in the annual Elston Turner Basketball Camp last week at Austin-East High School’s Clifford H....
Jeff Talman Kicks Off Campaign For City Mayor By Ken Lay Jeff Talman kicked off his campaign for Knoxville City Mayor early last week. His campaign will emphasize unity, safety and prosperity. He spent much of the late afternoon and early evening working the Square...
Publisher’s Positions By Steve Hunley Knoxville City Mayor- You Have A Choice Some folks need to be reminded Indya Kincannon has an opponent on the ballot in the mayoral election. Jeff Talman has been active in the community for decades. Talman has business...
John J. Dempsey of New Mexico By Ray Hill Each state in the union has its own set of variables and peculiarities, all of which affect its politics. The political history of New Mexico is a mixed bag with the deeply embedded Spanish culture and the “Anglo”...
Jellico celebrates 140 years A Day Away By Mike Steely Downtown Jellico is a throwback to the 1880s when the small Campbell County town boomed thanks to its local coal mining, shipping and rail service industries, and a thriving population. From then until roughly the...
Veteran linemen will be the ‘heartbeat of our team’ By Steve Williams Halls High School’s football coaching staff will be leaning heavily on its veteran offensive and defensive linemen to lead the way in 2023. “They are going to be the heartbeat of our team, so to...
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